"花より団子" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [ha̠na̠ jo̞ɾʲi dã̠ŋɡo̞] Forms: 花より団子 [canonical] (ruby: (はな), (だん), ()), hana yori dango [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|はな より だんご|head=花より団子}} 花(はな)より団(だん)子(ご) • (hana yori dango)
  1. (idiomatic): "dango instead of flowers", substance over form → indicating a preference for the practical over the purely aesthetic, preferring dango (which are tasty and nutritious) rather than flowers (which are merely decorative) Tags: idiomatic
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